Seam structure for garments.



J. P. WEIS.

SEAM STRUCTURE FOR GARMENTS APPLICATION FILED FEB-1,1917- Patented June18, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

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This invention relates to an improvement in garments, more particularlyhowever, to the seams thereof, it havin primarily'to do with theshoulder seams of ltted wear, the

object of the invention being to providean improved garment seam, whichwillmaterially prevent the sagging of the garment at the shoulder seams,and which will also permit in certain cases the use of a veryli htfabric for uniting the heavier fabric of the garment, an ob]ect of thepresent invention being the provision of an nnproved garment in whichthe s aced edges of the garment seam are united y str1ps, one overlyingand the other underlapping such spaced edges and so connected therewiththat the raw edges of the flat strips are covered whereby a. moredesirable lapped seam is obtained than heretofore. In the drawingsaccompanying and forming a part of this specification,

igure 1 illustrates this improved seam applied to the shoulders of aknitted garment; Fig. 2is an enlarged detail view illustrating thisimproved seam; Fig. 3 is across sectional view taken online 3-3 Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

This improved seam'sstructure comprises in the present instance anoverlapping strip 2 and an underlapping strip 3 secured by suitablestitches to the spaced edges 4 of the garment, which in the presentinstance is shown as a knitted undershirt 5, the strips rection of theWale-thereof, it is desirable.

agd fact as; timefs nficessary to connect'tillie a ommg' es 0 t e armentespecia y at the shoulder seams, wl th the wales of the 4 stfritgs atright angles to the wales or stitches e body of the garment, thereby topre- "of a thinner material than that of which the garment is formed,while at the same time materially reinforcing the garment at the seamwhere the strips are applied, and therefore the improvement may be usedwith advantage at other places in a garment, as,

for instance, down the legs of certain styles and materials ofunderwear.

I claim as my invention:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having spaced edges at itsseam,'an

overlapping strip and an underlappin strip secured along their edges tothe spacef edges of the garment seam, both the garment and the stripshaving greater elasticity in one direction than in another, the stripshaving their greater elasticity transverse to the greater elasticity ofthe garment.

2. As a new article of manufacture,- a garment having wales and spacededges at its seam, and an overlapping strip and. an

under-lapping strip also having wales and secured along their edges tothe spaced edges of the garment seam and unstitched together betweentheir stitched edges, the wales of the strips extending transversely ofthe wales of the garment.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a

garment having spaced edges at its seam,

and an overlapping strip and an underlapping strip secured along theiredges to the spaced edges of the garment, the strips being of adifferent grade of material than the ma? 'terlal of the garment, boththe garment and the strips having greater elasticity in one directionthan in another, the strips having their greater. elasticity transverseto *the greater elasticity of the garment.

.4. As a new article of manufacture, a.

seam, the wales of the strips extending trans the wales of the garment,the

versely of v strips being of a different grade of material than thematerial of the garment.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a knitted garment having wales andspaced edges at its seam, and an overlapping knitted strip and anunderlapping'knitted strip stitched along their edges to the spacededges of the garment seam, the wales of the strips extendingtransversely of the wales of the garment, the strips being of adiiferent grade of material than the material of the garment, and thestitches connecting the strips with the garment covering the raw edgesof both strips.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having spaced edges at itsseam, and an overlapping strip and an underlapping strip secured alongtheir edges to the spaced edges of the garment seam, the strips being ofa lighter weight of material than that of the garment, both the garmentand the strips having greater elasticity in one direction than inanother, the strips having their greater elastlcity transverse to thegreater elasticity of the garment.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having spaced edges at itsshoulder seam, and an overlapping strip and an underlapping stripsecured along their edges to the spaced edges of the seam, both thegarment and the strips having greater elasticity in one direction thanin another, the strips having their greater elasticity transverse to thegreater elasticity of the garment.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a

garment having spaced edges at its shoulder seam, and an overlappingstrip and an underlapping strip secured along their edges to the spacededges of the garment seam, each of said strips being of a diiferentgrade of material than that of the garment, both the garment and thestrips having greater elasticity in one direction than in another, thestrips having their greater elasticity transverse to the greaterelasticity of the garment.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having spaced edges at itsshoulder seam, and an overlapping strip and an underlapping stripsecured along their edges to the spaced edges-of the garment seam, eachof said strips being of a lighter weight of material than. that'of thegarment, both the garment and the strips having greater elasticity inone direction than in another, the strips having their greaterelasticity transverseto the greater elasticity of the garment.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having wales and spacededges at its shoulder seam, and an overlapping strip and an underlappingstrip also having wales and secured along their edges to the spacededges of the garment seam and unstitched together between their stitchededges, the wales of the strips running transversely to the wales of thegarment.

' 11. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having wales and spacededges at its shoulder seam, and an overlapping strip and an underlappingstrip secured along their edges to the spaced edges of the garment seamand also having wales, the wales of the strips running transversely tothe wales of the garment and each of the strips being of a differentgrade of material than that of the garment.

12. As a new article of manufacture, a garment having wales and spacededges at its shoulder seam, and an overlapping strip and an underlappingstrip secured along their edges to the spaced edges of the garment seamand also having Wales, the wales of the strips running lengthwise to thewales of the garment and each of the strips being of a lighter weight ofmaterial than that of the garment. p g 13. Asanew articleofmanufacture,aknitted garment having Wales and spaced edges at itsshoulder seam, and an overlapping knitted strip and an underlappingknitted strip stitched along their edges to the spaced edges of theknitted garment seam and also having wales, the wales of the stripsrunring transversely to the wales of the garment, each of the stripsbeing of a difi'erent grade of material than that of the garment, andthe edges of the strips being covered by the stitches uniting the stripswith the garment.

14.. As a new article of manufacture, a garment havingspaced edges atits shoulder seam, and a strip extending lengthwise of such seam withits edges entirely beyond the spaced edges of the garment seam andstitched flat. thereupon with the raw edges of the strip covered by suchstitches, both the garment and the strip having greater elasticity inone direction than in the other, the strip having its greater elasticitytransverse to the greater elasticity of the gargarment an di stitchedthereupon withthe raw edges of the strips covered by the stitches, boththe garment and the strips having greater elasticity in one direction;than in another, the strips having their greater elasticity transversetothe greater elasticity of the garment. s v 1 16. As a new arti 1e ofmanufacture, a garment having spaced edges'at its seam, a pair of stripsextending lengthwise of the garment seam, one inside and the other outside of such spaced edges with their edges.

extending beyond the spaced of the garment seam and stitched flatthereupon with the raw edges of the strips covered. by thestitches,.said strips being unstitched together between their stitchededges, both the garment and thesstrips having greater elas- 'ticity inone direction Ithanin another, the {strips having their greaterelasticity trans-,

the gmater., elasticityof the gar"-' I verse to lg'n at State of Newary,1917.-"

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